Past School's In

Past episodes of our award-winning podcast and SiriusXM satellite radio series explores current issues in education with hosts Dean Dan Schwartz and Denise Pope.

Being a school principal is “a 24/7 mix of very insistent demands and challenges,” says Gay Hoagland.

January 8, 2018

Podcast

Lessons in leadership

Young people can get excited about computer science, but they may not get the opportunity to continue learning.

December 11, 2017

Podcast

Diversity in tech

picture of school kids

December 5, 2017

Research Stories

Students’ early test scores do not predict academic growth over time, Stanford research finds

When it comes to music, breaking the rules can be just as important as technical proficiency, says Stanford music pro

November 20, 2017

Podcast

High note

“We don’t have to wrap our kids in bubble wrap,” says GSE professor Jelena Obradović. (Photo: Getty Images/Anna Isaeva)

November 20, 2017

Podcast

How can children develop skills to be more resilient?

Child Development | Diversity and Identity | Social and Emotional Learning

In a personalized classroom, you’re likely to see rich conversations and some kids working one-to-one with the teacher.

November 6, 2017

Podcast

Making ‘personalized learning’ work for teachers and students

Education professor Susannah Loeb led the development of a free text-messaging program that gets families engaged in learning.

November 6, 2017

Podcast

Tips by text: A simple way to help parents of preschoolers

Lance and Miles Clunie took part in hands-on experiments during Community Science Night at the GSE in January 2017.

October 2, 2017

Podcast

A Stanford education professor on the language of science—and how to get kids excited about learning it

“As soon as you can get your kids to ask ‘why’ questions, do it,” said Stanford education professor Eamonn Callan.

October 2, 2017

Podcast

Free speech in the classroom: Eamonn Callan on helping students learn to argue with an open mind

What do researchers say about putting kindergarten off? (Photo: Meriwether Lewis Elementary School/Flickr Creative Commons)

September 18, 2017

Podcast

Hold them back? Stanford education professor explains the research on kindergarten ‘redshirting’

How can teachers help students get the most out of reading literature? (Photo: Nova Jacobs/Flickr Creative Commons)

September 6, 2017

Podcast

Stanford researcher talks about the message standardized tests send to students about reading

Learning about the human condition is critical to becoming a leader, said Caroline Winterer.

September 6, 2017

Podcast

‘We can educate for jobs, or we can educate for life’: Caroline Winterer on studying the humanities

Stanford professor emeritus Philip Zimbardo founded the Heroic Imagination Project. (Photo: Linda A. Cicero)

August 14, 2017

Podcast

From bystander to upstander: A conversation about shyness, bullying and everyday heroism

Larry Cuban, emeritus professor of education at Stanford, challenges the belief that schools are stuck in the past. (Photo: Andy

July 31, 2017

Podcast

‘When the nation has a cold, the schools sneeze’: Larry Cuban on how to make schools better

Almost any form of stress has something good about it, says Stanford health psychologist and science lecturer Kelly McGonigal.

July 31, 2017

Podcast

Kelly McGonigal on what school-related stress really tells us

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